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  • FMI Reveals Scheduled Highlights of 2006 Show

    WASHINGTON -- The 2006 Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show, to be held May 7 to May 9 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, promises to present attendees with a wealth of activities, according to the industry trade group.

  • Unilever Sponsors National Cooking Challenge for Hispanic Consumers

    MIAMI and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- With more than 70 percent of Hispanics reporting confidence in their cooking abilities, Unilever and 10 of its food brands are asking Hispanics to show off those skills in a national cooking contest called Desafio del Sabor, or The Flavor Challenge, and featuring in-store events as a major component.

  • ConAgra Names New EVP for R&D

    OMAHA, Neb. -- Al Bolles, Ph.D., has joined ConAgra Foods based here as e.v.p. of research, development and quality. At ConAgra he replaces Pat Verduin, who announced a personal decision to leave the company last year and who will assist in the transition.

  • Whole Foods N.J. Stores to Host Healthy Lifestyle Workshops

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here said yesterday it will offer a special series of healthy-lifestyle workshops in March to celebrate National Nutrition Month, at its three northern New Jersey stores.

  • Grocery Outlet Names New Co-CEOs; Preps for Aggressive Growth

    BERKELEY, Calif. -- Extreme-value retailer Grocery Outlet Inc. here yesterday promoted MacGregor Read and Eric Lindberg to co-chief executive officers, to spearhead a strategy for aggressive growth over the next few years.

  • HEB Sponsors Healthy Kids Expo to Address Family Wellness

    SAN ANTONIO -- More than 7,000 people attended the first Healthy Baby & Child Expo, an event co-sponsored by H.E. Butt Grocery Co., here over the weekend.

  • FSIS Rule Would Make Retail Lists Available During Recalls

    WASHINGTON -- The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a rule that would make public the lists of retail outlets that have received products that have subsequently been recalled.

  • Mass. Offers New Incentives for Supermarkets to Reuse Organics

    BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) here last week introduced a new certification program that will reward stores with regulatory relief if they voluntarily develop sustainable programs for reusing organics and other wastes, rather than discarding them.
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